The set-up: Buffalo is going to win a game at some point. It enters this one having lost 14 in a row. The Sabres came up short in New York last time out, falling 5-3. The last time Buffalo faced the Pens, the Sabres fell 3-0 in early March. This is a big game for the Sabres, as they look to avenge that shutout, while also break this miserable 14-game losing streak.

The pick: This is the first game of a back-to-back. Buffalo is looking a 16-game losing streak right in the face here if it can't finally break through. We don't have to question the visiting side's effort in this one, but the Penguins have been in poor form of late, losing three of their last four, and I absolutely think they're overpriced here. In a contest which I see being decided late, or even in extra time, I'm laying the short price for the exrtra 1.5 goals of insurance.

This is an 8* DESTRUCTION on Sabres PUCK LINE.